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After all the worrying about where to watch the game, it was on ITV. So I watched this one from the comfort of my own lounge. Problem is, I was feeling pretty sleepy; it had been a long day.

But the kick-off was very exciting.

“Come on the reds!” , I yelled at the TV – and then realised Arsenal were in white. Good job I wasn’t in a crowded pub.

It was looking good for Arsenal. We got an early corner and appeared to have more of the possession. Then suddenly DIaby scored just 13 minutes in. Go, my team! OK!

After that, it was pretty action-packed. There was lots of running around. But Liverpool levelled – and then pulled ahead with another goal.

Two more people almost scored for us, but I forget their names. I’m not sure how, but I drifted off around this point. My wife woke me. There was cheering on the TV.

‘Did you score?’, she asked

‘Umm. Yes, yes we scored. Woo!’

Just 8 minutes to go and we equalised! My celebrations were hardly begun when Liverpool got given a penalty, which they scored. 3-2. Then Liverpool scored another in the last minute, the sneaky scousers.

So, farewell Arsenal. It was good while it lasted and you put up a good fight, but I’m following Liverpool now.

Just thinking … Betfair has Liverpool at 3-2 whereas Arsenal are 5-2, so maybe the experts don’t think my team will win after all. It’s going to be pretty gutting if Arsenal lose their first full match with me as a supporter, so I’ve decided to place a bet on them to lose. That way, if they win, I’m happy and if they lose, I’m slightly happier. It’s win-win.

All football fans should do this. It would make a lot of sense and would soften the blow of your team losing.

If you support a really rubbish team, you might even make a bit of money by the end of the season.

“who do you think is going to win tonight? My team or the other team?”

He replied:

“Well… as an avid supporter you are no doubt aware that “your” team drew the first leg 1-1 at home.. so with the away goal rule they will need to score a goal to stay in the competition i.e. a 0-0 score will do them no good at all. It should therefore be an attacking game with a few goals. “Your” team are playing at the “other” team’s ground, however I think “your team” may just be up to the task… so.. to summarise i think “your team” is probably going to win – probably will be around 2-1 the final score. Iwill keep my fingers crossed for “your” team, as I’m sure, as any supporter would be, you will be just devastated if they lose”

I’m not sure which pubs have Sky Sports or which ones are showing the game, but then I remembered that our gym has sky sports, so I’ll watch the game there and have a bit of a cycle and a bit of a run at the same time.